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Richard Devine

The worst thing about Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is that they built a straight-up cheat into the game [UPDATE]

A render of the new Nuketown map in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 showing an operator jumping through the air sideways while aiming. .

What you need to know

  • Nobody likes hackers in competitive multiplayer games, but Treyarch has built a perk into Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 that's essentially a legal cheat.
  • The Recon specialization allows a player to see the location of every single opponent on the map for a few seconds after they respawn, even through walls.
  • It's extremely overpowered, and while some are using it, lots in the community agree something needs to be done about it.
  • [UPDATE] The November 4 patch notes state the Recon specialist ability has been nerfed to only last 1.5 seconds, with plans for additional adjustments to slated for the November 14 launch of Season 1.
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